APhA Policy Manual

1. APhA supports enactment and enforcement of laws, regulations and policies intended to prevent Organized Retail Crime (ORC) from occurring in our communities.
2. APhA calls on all relevant authorities to enforce laws, regulations, and policies to hold online marketplaces accountable for verifying third-party sellers on their platforms.

1. APhA affirms pharmacy personnel’s role in screening and referral for individuals experiencing intimate partner violence.
2. APhA supports the development of training programs and tools to aid pharmacy personnel in screening for intimate partner violence.

APhA calls for action that addresses and mitigates the significant and negative impacts of climate change on global health.

1. APhA encourages the creation by Congress of a Critical Access Pharmacy designation for the Medicare program to ensure financial viability and high-quality care to beneficiaries in low access areas.
2. APhA supports the implementation of a Critical Access Pharmacy designation by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that incorporates both financial incentives and quality measures that improve business sustainability while maintaining quality of care.
3. APhA supports the expansion of state and federal scholarships and student loan repayment programs to include pharmacists and technicians employed by Critical Access Pharmacies.

1. APhA supports pharmacists being recognized as independent health care providers with regard to recommending and administering vaccines based on shared clinical decision making (SCDM).
2. APhA advocates for compensation for shared clinical decision making (SCDM) consultations in addition to vaccine administration fees to increase patient access to SCDM vaccines.

1. APhA affirms health equity as a core value of the profession of pharmacy and supports policies and practices that advance equitable access to care.
2. APhA commits to prioritizing the elimination of systemic barriers that prevent pharmacy personnel from performing their critical role in ensuring health equity.
3. APhA supports efforts to develop and empower pharmacy personnel as advocates for groups who are or have been marginalized and are facing health inequities.
4. APhA advocates for the inclusion of pharmacy professionals’ expertise in all efforts to ensure individuals and communities have equitable opportunities to attain their full potential for health and well-being.

1. APhA affirms health equity as a core value of the profession of pharmacy and supports policies and practices that advance equitable access to care.
2. APhA commits to prioritizing the elimination of systemic barriers that prevent pharmacy personnel from performing their critical role in ensuring health equity.
3. APhA supports efforts to develop and empower pharmacy personnel as advocates for groups who are or have been marginalized and are facing health inequities.
4. APhA advocates for the inclusion of pharmacy professionals’ expertise in all efforts to ensure individuals and communities have equitable opportunities to attain their full potential for health and well-being.

1. APhA affirms pharmacy personnel’s role in screening and referral for individuals experiencing intimate partner violence.
2. APhA supports the development of training programs and tools to aid pharmacy personnel in screening for intimate partner violence.

1. APhA supports enactment and enforcement of laws, regulations and policies intended to prevent Organized Retail Crime (ORC) from occurring in our communities.
2. APhA calls on all relevant authorities to enforce laws, regulations, and policies to hold online marketplaces accountable for verifying third-party sellers on their platforms.

1. APhA affirms health equity as a core value of the profession of pharmacy and supports policies and practices that advance equitable access to care.
2. APhA commits to prioritizing the elimination of systemic barriers that prevent pharmacy personnel from performing their critical role in ensuring health equity.
3. APhA supports efforts to develop and empower pharmacy personnel as advocates for groups who are or have been marginalized and are facing health inequities.
4. APhA advocates for the inclusion of pharmacy professionals’ expertise in all efforts to ensure individuals and communities have equitable opportunities to attain their full potential for health and well-being.

1. APhA opposes any laws, regulations, and policies that restrict pharmacists’ ability to provide evidence-based health information.
2. APhA strongly opposes the elimination, manipulation, and suppression of public health information.
3. APhA supports laws, regulations, and policies that protect scientific integrity and ensure transparency in the dissemination of factual, evidence-based public health information.
4. APhA supports the development of federal protections against censorship of evidence-based public health information.

1. APhA affirms pharmacy personnel’s role in screening and referral for individuals experiencing intimate partner violence.
2. APhA supports the development of training programs and tools to aid pharmacy personnel in screening for intimate partner violence.

1. APhA opposes any laws, regulations, and policies that restrict pharmacists’ ability to provide evidence-based health information.
2. APhA strongly opposes the elimination, manipulation, and suppression of public health information.
3. APhA supports laws, regulations, and policies that protect scientific integrity and ensure transparency in the dissemination of factual, evidence-based public health information.
4. APhA supports the development of federal protections against censorship of evidence-based public health information.

1. APhA supports pharmacists being recognized as independent health care providers with regard to recommending and administering vaccines based on shared clinical decision making (SCDM).
2. APhA advocates for compensation for shared clinical decision making (SCDM) consultations in addition to vaccine administration fees to increase patient access to SCDM vaccines.

1. APhA supports pharmacists being recognized as independent health care providers with regard to recommending and administering vaccines based on shared clinical decision making (SCDM).
2. APhA advocates for compensation for shared clinical decision making (SCDM) consultations in addition to vaccine administration fees to increase patient access to SCDM vaccines.